A few more photos of planted bricks............................
I went into the garden and rounded up my brick collection! As you can see,the colours vary depending on where they were sited. Some were sheltered, some had more sun and less water etc. Some have empty holes where the birds/squirrels/cats/sun have destroyed them.
The next photo may look just like a few Sedums planted in an old Bonsai dish ...........
Here's the story - I had some odd pieces left over and decided to experiment with them. I filled the Bonsai dish with pebbles and filled the gaps in with silver sand. Then I planted them to see just how harsh the conditions had to be to finish them off! But...........the first time that I watered them all the sand washed out through the bottom!!
The plants you're looking at have been there for over 4 years. I did site them in a bit of shade. In last years heat, they virtually died, but here they are, probably looking the most healthy of the lot! and they're still only growing in pebbles! Look carefully at the nearest corner and you can see one of the larger pebbles - in fact it's a small stone.
This last photo is of 3 hand made ridge tiles (over 100 years old from a place where I worked). So I turned them into a planter. The bottoms are not too well sealed and over the past 6 years the ants have been steadily emptying the soil from the base. As the soil level sank, the plants tried to grow up! At the moment the ants are winning, but I'm going to step in one day, as they deserve to survive.
Keith.